No they don't take the phone. The phone will b urs to keep. The only time they take ur phone is if ur exchanging it due to ur current S1 having some kind of problem. But then again, they don't give u the S2 if ur exchanging..lol so ur good

You can buy the Storm 2 cheaper then $279, Wal-mart has it for 149 in store and $79 for new contract and $89 for renewed contract, I could get my storm 2 for as cheap as $64 online brand new all I have to do is turn it on and activate it buy dialing *228 food for thought

has anyone tried to order the storm2 online. i'm up for an upgrade dec 15 2009 according to the website but its letting me put a storm2 in the cart for purchase...i'm debating if i really want to go ahead and get this phone before the storm1 is worth nothing. does verizon normally let you order a month or so before upgrade? and has anyone else heard about this walmart deal for the storm2? $149? i do not see on walmart website. whats up with the rumored color storm2's blue and pink? when will they be available.